When Dobbs forced one doctor to shutter his abortion clinic, he took his mission on the road

By Amy Pedulla
Dec. 14, 2023

On June 24, 2022, Aaron Campbell turned away patients at his abortion clinic for the first time.

Earlier that day, the 32-year-old doctor had received word that the Supreme Court had just handed down a consequential decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, upending the constitutional right to an abortion in the U.S. The lawyers at Campbell’s clinic, the Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health in Knoxville, Tennessee, urged him to stop performing all abortions immediately.

Continued: https://www.statnews.com/2023/12/14/traveling-doctor-abortion-clinic-dobbs/

New near-total abortions bans are taking effect in four states this week

Eleven states have outlawed abortion in almost all instances. The change will contribute to growing regional abortion deserts.

Shefali Luthra, Health Reporter
August 25, 2022

Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas will begin enforcing near-total abortion bans Thursday, and a ban in a fifth state — North Dakota — was blocked by a judge the day before it was set to go into effect Friday. So as of this week, 11 states will have outlawed abortion in almost all instances.

Abortions were legal in three of those states before this week, though they were difficult to obtain. After Roe v. Wade was overturned June 24, ending the federal right to an abortion, Idaho and Tennessee began enforcing six-week bans. Oklahoma and Texas have already begun enforcing laws banning abortions, but the laws taking effect Thursday add new legal punishments for people who provide the service.

Continued: https://19thnews.org/2022/08/five-abortion-bans-texas-oklahoma-idaho-tennessee-north-dakota/

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USA – Restrictive Abortion Laws Have Consequences That Reach Far Beyond State Lines

Restrictive Abortion Laws Have Consequences That Reach Far Beyond State Lines
Abortion providers are preparing for a ripple effect.

July 31, 2019
By Mattie Quinn

When we talk about the wave of proposed abortion restrictions sweeping the nation, we often focus on people in the states where those bans would go into effect. Those in Alabama who wouldn’t be able to access abortion unless their health or lives were in danger. People in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ohio who would be barred from getting an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Those in Missouri who would be beholden to a law outlawing abortion after eight weeks gestation. The doctors who could face criminal charges if they were to perform certain types of abortions anyway.

Continued: https://www.self.com/story/abortion-restrictions-ripple-effect